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Emma

Childminder in London

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Female Member since Apr 2010 Last Updated Apr 2025 Last Login 09 May 2025

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My Summary

Twice Outstanding Childminder In Muswell Hill

Ofsted Registered
First Aid Training
DBS Check
Newborn Experience
Full Driving Licence
School Pickups
Childcare Qualifications
2 Year old Funded Childcare
3 and 4 Year old Funded Childcare
Tax-Free Childcare
Outstanding Rated
I'm Covid-19 Vaccinated
9 months old Funded Childcare

About Me

I have been an Ofsted-registered childminder since 2007 (graded outstanding at my last two inspections), and run my setting from my 4 bedroom house with a large garden.

I provide different age-appropriate activities for the children to ensure that they cover the different developmental areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage, whilst learning through play. Toys and activities include soft textured toys, wooden blocks, Lego/Duplo, dressing-up outfits, musical instruments, outdoor equipment, ICT equipment, letter and number play, magnets, puzzles, dolls, “small world” toys, vehicles, balls (for indoor and outdoor), board games, hama beads, painting, drawing, sticking, gluing, cutting, playdough, baking, and more. We go on daily outings to playgroups, parks, the library, or sometimes a farm, soft play area, museum or zoo.

I provide healthy meals (lunch and dinner) and snacks, and cater for a range of different dietary requirements. Children have their own bedrooms to sleep in, in cots or on sleeping mats.

My Experience

I have over 20 years childcare experience, looking after children from birth upwards.

I have 3 grown up children of my own, who have all left home.

My Qualifications

I have completed courses in paediatric first aid, safeguarding and child protection, child development, working with children with special needs, speech and language development, managing behaviour, food hygiene, and anaphylaxis. I have a foundation degree in Early Years and a Diploma in Home-based childcare, as well as a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Economics, Business Administration and Information Systems.

My Availability

I work Monday to Thursday, 8am to 6pm. I do school pick ups/drop offs at Coldfall Primary.

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Overnight no no no no no no no
Last Updated: 23/04/2025

My Fees

  • Childminding from £9.00 per hour

I accept payments by childcare vouchers, tax-free childcare, and provide funded 15 and 30 hours childcare.

My Local Schools

  • I provide drop offs and pick ups at Coldfall Primary School

My Ofsted Inspections

The inspection grades below have been obtained from the Ofsted website based upon the registration number the childminder has provided to us. You should verify this information yourself prior to using the childminder.

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Outstanding
25 April 2024
5 June 2018 - Outstanding
23 November 2015 - Good
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  • Proof of Covid-19 Vaccination (added 07/02/2025)
  • Inspection Report: Ofsted Inspection Report (added 01/05/2024)
  • Inspection Report: Ofsted inspection report (added 13/06/2018)
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Reviews

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Parents say

This childminder is consistently praised for providing exceptional care and education in a warm, nurturing environment. Parents highlight the variety of activities, healthy meals, and educational experiences offered. The childminder is described as caring, supportive, and highly organized, with excellent communication skills. Children are reported to thrive in her care, developing socially and intellectually while enjoying a fun, stimulating atmosphere.
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Latest reviews

Below are the latest reviews for Emma. Please note that reviews represent the subjective opinions of other Childcare.co.uk members and not of Childcare.co.uk. Parents must carry out their own checks and references on childcare providers to ensure that they are completely happy before enaging in the use of their services.

Best childminder ever!

5 stars

My son has been with Emma over 3 years and it’s been awesome experience from start to finish. He always praised her cooking 🙌🏼 and activities. Great educational experience, super friendly atmosphere, best xmass celebrations! I can go on and on. Highly recommended 🫶🏻

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by Avatar for Lou Lou on 16/03/2025

A truely outstanding setting!

5 stars

We have been absolutely delighted with the care and education Emma has provided for our daughter. It is a truley wonderful setting which has the perfect blend of homely attachment whilst providing the children with educational experiences. There is a fantastic open communication and Emma always feeds back to us whilst taking on our views and updates about our daughter.

The children are always active and stimulated. They often visit places in the community and our daughter always has great stories to tell.

Emma is beyond nurturing, she is very warm with the children and VERY supportive of parents.

There is no question to silly. Our daughter thrives.

Emma’s home has a wonderful community of kind and attentive children and parents. We couldn’t be more pleased we found her.

We strongly strongly recommend Emma.

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by Avatar for ACM ACM on 26/02/2025

Caring, fun and highly organised

5 stars

Emma has been looking after our son for over 2 years. He's developed so much in this time, and loved his time with Emma. She's an excellent communicator and gives us both written and verbal updates regularly. She's also highly organised, planning her holidays an eye-watering distance in advance, and thinking about different activities for the children in her care depending on the weather.

Most importantly though she's caring, supportive and fun. Knowing that when we drop off our son he's going somewhere he enjoys being, with a person who really cares for him, is a huge achivement. Anybody who gets a spot with Emma is really lucky, and we've felt that way.

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by Avatar for Eddiec Eddiec on 21/10/2024

Emma is fantastic

5 stars

We have been so lucky to find Emma. Our daughter comes back yabbering away about her fun-filled days. She absolutely loves going and her development has soared since being there. Emma’s house is beautiful, light and spacious - the perfect place for a child. She cooks meals that put me to shame! She is so in demand and we feel so lucky that we got a place and that our daughter spends her days with her.

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by Avatar for Bel Bel on 09/07/2024

Ofsted Outstanding for a reason

5 stars

My children have been looked after by Emma since my youngest was 10 months (he’s now 3.5 years). When I tell local mums in the area that our childminder is Emma, they always say “wow you’re so lucky, I’ve heard she’s amazing” and they are absolutely spot on.

My oldest child is now at school, so is no longer in Emma’s care and my youngest child will be going to preschool soon, so devastatingly will no longer be being looked after by Emma. She has been such a huge part of our lives over the past few years and we are all very sad to leave her as she really does feel a part of the family (although I will be pestering her for after school spots).

I honestly couldn’t have asked for a more perfect person to look after my children. My transition back to work, leaving 2 small children, was only bearable because of Emma. She has the loveliest nature, making my children feel safe, heard and encouraged. She’s very calm, yet attentive. She has conversations with them, using their name, talking with them as people not at them as children which is something that has really stood out to me. She knows their likes, dislikes, knows when they are not themselves. She remembers and lets me know funny things my son has said or done throughout the day when I do the pick up. I trust her entirely.

My son loves being in Emma’s care. He loves her cooking (he tells me “I only like Emma’s carrots”), they go out for walks, they go to playgroup and interact with other children. He was very excited recently and came home telling me about the “chrysalis” of the butterflies that were recently grown at Emma’s.

To sum Emma up:
- Best childminder you could ever have the pleasure of caring for your children
- Best decorated house on Halloween in Muswell Hill
- The only house that a rockstar Santa Claus visits

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by Avatar for Charlott Charlott on 03/06/2024

The very best!

5 stars

Emma is beyond brilliant and we consider ourselves incredibly lucky to have found her. Calm and nurturing, with a fantastic sense of humour, she's created a really special environment. She's incredibly astute and responsive to each child's individual character and needs and we felt our son was really 'seen'. He flourished from the get go and was always bubbling with excitement on his way home, high on his various adventures with the gang. He's a very talkative toddler and Emma took his imagination and ran with it... Watching the two of them chatting and laughing away together was genuinely magic. It's also worth noting that our son began napping in a cot (from day 1!), something he had NEVER done before... Yet more evidence of her magical powers.

I should mention the healthy, interesting meals Emma cooks and the thoughtful activities and trips she organises... all of which are hugely important. What sets Emma apart is the sense of warmth and contentment that runs through the house. The children are incredibly happy and settled with her - confident to express themselves and their feelings.

We sadly had to move away from the area and I can honestly say leaving Emma was the hardest part. Our son continues to talk about her months later and often asks to look through the little memory book she kindly gave him on his last day. He had an incredibly unique and playful bond with Emma and it's one we will always be grateful for. If there's a space for your child - SNAP IT UP and cherish every moment. Emma is truly the best kept secret in North London.

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by Avatar for GabbyB GabbyB on 13/12/2023

Wonderful, nurturing fun and professional.

5 stars

Emma has been a lifesaver and had our little 2 year old boy for the last 3 months, 1 day a week while I’ve been working full time leading up to my maternity leave with my second baby. We instantly liked Emma when we met her, not only was she very professional, organised and has a lovely house and garden on the side of a park, but most importantly she instantly showed particular interest in our little boy asking lots of questions and showing him round the toys in her house and this was very important to us.

It was amazing to see how quickly he settled in, day one he ate and slept well and was very happy when we picked him up. He came out the second week saying ‘Emma like’ and how he ‘liked the park’ which is the first time we’d heard him say he likes things. He’s always been very happy to be dropped off and I’ve noticed his verbal communication improving whilst he’s been with her as has his physical development with all the trips to the park.

She cooks a wonderful variety of food and I’m pleased Laurie’s been exposed to a more varied diet than usual, eating more exotic meals than I would make at home ( or that he would eat for me anyway).

We are sad to be leaving Emma, but will certainly look / hope to return to her when I go to back to work after maternity. We would absolutely recommend 💯.

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by Avatar for Keely Keely on 28/11/2023

Would be lost without her!

5 stars

I don't feel it's overselling it to say Emma is the best thing that happened to our family and we feel very fortunate that we found her.
Our daughter has been with Emma since just before her 2nd birthday and is still with her before and after school now she has started reception, it really is a testament to Emma that the transition into school has gone so smoothly.
At each stage of our daughters development Emma has been there not only to practically support her but to also provide us Parents with advice and guidance which has been invaluable.
Through Emma, our daughter has had the chance to experience both a nurturing home from home environment as well as having lots of experiences outside going to playgroups, day trips, various playgrounds, parks and local woods. Emma is always very conscientious about planning activities that are appropriate for the stage the children are at as well as really encouraging them to make relationships with the other children -learning both from the older ones and through helping the younger ones.
As parents we've always felt so reassured knowing our daughter is with Emma - as we know she is getting the best possible care as well as having huge amounts of fun!
Can't recommend enough!

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by Avatar for Hannah Hannah on 24/09/2023

Super star Childminder

5 stars

Emma is an outstanding childcare provider and our daughter absolutely loves her.
Emma is kind, professional, organized, fun and a great cook!!! Our daughter clearly enjoys spending time in Emma’s environment!
Emma’s service is high quality, friendly, flexible and understanding of different needs!
We would highly recommend Emma to other parents. We feel very lucky to have found Emma.

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by Avatar for Demet Demet on 01/09/2023

Just incredible in every way!

5 stars

When my husband went back to work after his stint as a stay at home parent I was at a total loss - we had never had our children looked after by a child carer or nanny before, and I was very stressed about finding just the right person to take care of my kids before and after school; someone they would enjoy spending time around, somewhere they were safe, and somewhere they were treated with care and consideration with healthy boundaries. From the first moment I met Emma, I knew she was the perfect person - she was relaxed, friendly, organised, and she engaged with my kids in a way that made them feel safe and made me feel that with her they would be beautifully taken care of, and I was right! From the first moment with Emma I’ve had total peace of mind. My kids could be funny and silly, or serious and considered; Emma took it all in her stride, and provided a safe place for them to feel looked after. She dropped them at Coldfall School Monday to Thursday and was always on time. In the evenings, they raved about her dinners, and there was always fun to be had, whether playing in the garden on a sunny day or talking about riddles and puzzles, her famous annual Christmas party and playing with the other children who became friends at Emma’s place. Now that they’ve just ‘graduated’ into being old enough to get themselves to and from school, we’re going to miss Emma horribly! She’s part of the family, and we’re so grateful for all of the help and care she’s given to our kids, and for how well she nurtured them. I would heartily recommend Emma to anyone looking for an incredible child minder, who provides care and compassion, as well as structure and boundaries. I feel so lucky that I found her, and I’m sure that everyone who has the opportunity to have their kids spend time with her feels the same way!

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by Avatar for Victoria Victoria on 23/07/2023

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